Jennifer O. Rominiecki began her tenure as President and Chief Executive Officer of Marie Selby Botanical Gardens in February 2015: 

• Since she arrived, Jennifer repositioned the institution as The Living Museum, securing a trademark from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. 

• This new operating model has yielded increases of 170% in membership and 141% in overall earned revenues.

• The new five-year Strategic Plan has raised more than $57 million.

• Phase One of the Master Site Plan opened to the public in January 2024.

• In May 2020, Selby Gardens oversaw the adoption of Historic Spanish Point as a companion campus to its Downtown Sarasota location to form one organization with two bayfront sanctuaries.

• Jennifer possesses twenty years of experience at major New York City cultural institutions, including as Vice President of Institutional Advancement and Special Assistant to the President at The New York Botanical Garden. ​

• During Jennifer’s tenure, she and Selby Gardens have received numerous awards. Most recently, Selby Gardens was selected for TIME’s annual list of the world’s Greatest Places for 2024.